You will serve as a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST in the SUBMARINE NAVIGATION BRANCH (NP432), SUBMARINE PRODUCTS DIVISION (NP43), HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT (NP4), NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE (NP4) of NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS. This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Duties

You will perform updates of bathymetry and hydrographic models on a scheduled basis. You will perform automated data analyses of bathymetric, hydrographic and related data sets. You will provide technical guidance to internal employees on assigned projects. You will serve as the alternate Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the Hydrographic Department

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security TOP SECRET clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. or Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. EXPERIENCE: In addition in the basic requirments stated above, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector: Experience processing incoming refined field navigation and sonar data to a gridded format for bathymetry and hydrographic models; Experience researching, reviewing and acquiring archival data, charts and publications to determine geomorphological characteristics of areas under compilation; and Experience developing tests and maintaining algorithms, models, procedures and software for the computation and analysis. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

1. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

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2. Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

• Address NAVOCEANO BAY ST LOUIS 1002 Balch Blvd Stennis Space Center, MS 39522 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]